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Read. Follow. Verify.West Bank Violence Prevention Act of 2025
Last action · April 28, 2025: Referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.Sponsors: Jerrold Nadler and 172 others
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What This Bill Would Do
This bill requires the U.S. President to impose financial and travel sanctions on foreign individuals involved in violence, property destruction, or forced displacement in the West Bank. It aims to protect U.S. national security interests and support the viability of a two-state solution.
If passed, this bill would mandate that the U.S. government freeze the assets of and deny entry to s identified as participating in or supporting violence in the West Bank, directly impacting their ability to conduct financial transactions or travel to the United States.
Who It Would Affect
Groups the bill's text would affect if enacted, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Foreign persons involved in West Bank violence
These individuals would face asset freezes and travel bans to the United States if identified by the President.
U.S. financial institutions
These institutions would be required to block transactions and freeze assets belonging to any person sanctioned under this act.
Key Facts
- The President is required to impose sanctions on foreign persons determined to be responsible for or complicit in violence, property destruction, or forced displacement in the West Bank.
- Sanctions include the blocking of all property and interests in property held within the United States or controlled by U.S. persons.
- Sanctions include the prohibition of all financial transactions, contributions, or provision of goods/services to or from sanctioned individuals.
- Sanctioned individuals are rendered inadmissible to the United States and ineligible for visas; any existing visas must be revoked immediately.
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- Sanctions apply to leaders or officials of entities that engage in the prohibited activities.
- Sanctions apply to those who provide material, financial, or technological support to sanctioned persons.
- Sanctions apply to those who own or control, or act on behalf of, sanctioned persons.
- Sanctions apply to those who participate in or train for acts of terrorism affecting the West Bank.
- Exceptions exist for compliance with international obligations, such as the UN Headquarters Agreement.
- The Secretary of State or Secretary of Homeland Security may waive visa sanctions if entry serves important U.S. law enforcement objectives or is not contrary to U.S. interests.
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Currently in committee. The next step in the legislative lifecycle is Floor Vote.
Procedural history
2 actions- Apr 28, 2025HouseCommitteeReferred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in addition to the Committee on the Judiciary, for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the committee concerned.
- Apr 28, 2025HouseIntroducedIntroduced in House
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Expansion of Sanctions Criteria
The bill explicitly links property destruction and forced displacement in the West Bank to U.S. national security threats, broadening the scope of standard foreign policy sanctions.
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Analysis Score
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- Controversy80Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment20Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
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